19th Century
There are 1,733 bridges in this category · Only showing 488 bridges with photos
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100th Street Bridge (Kossuth County, Iowa)Built 1895 by the King Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on 100th Street between Humboldt and Algona
Probably open to traffic
410th Street Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)Built 1897 by W.W. Allen; replaced 2001
Lost through truss bridge over Floyd River on 410th Street southwest of Hospers
Replaced by a modern bridge
Adairs Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)Built 1864; damaged by flooding in 1919
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on PA 3008
Open to traffic
Adams Covered Bridge (Morgan County, Ohio)Built 1875
Covered bridge over San Toy Creek on San Toy Road south of Portersville
Open to pedestrians only
Adelaide Bridge (Fremont County, Colorado)Built 1894 on the narrow gauge Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad. Converted to highway use after the railroad was abandoned in 1912.
Steel trestle on Phantom Canyon Road over Eightmile Creek
Open to one-lane traffic on a gravel road
Aden Road Bridge (Prince William County, Virginia)Built 1882
Through truss bridge over Southern Railroad on Aden Road in Nokesville
Open to traffic
Aiken Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)Built 1883 by the Corrugated Metal Co. (Berlin Iron Bridge Co.)
Five-span through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Aiken Street in Lowell
Open to traffic
Aline Covered Bridge (Snyder County, Pennsylvania)Built 1884
Covered bridge over North Branch Mahantango Creek in Meiserville
Open to pedestrians only
Alton Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Built 1892-94 under the direction of George S. Morison
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on the Burlington Northern Railroad at Alton
Removed
American Mill Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)Built 1886 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1985
Lost through truss bridge over Center Creek on CR 110 southeast of Carthage
Replaced by a modern bridge
Anderson River Bridge (Spencer County, Indiana)Built 1863
Through truss bridge over Anderson River on CR 1475 East
Closed to all traffic
Armstrong Covered Bridge (Guernsey County, Ohio)Built 1849; relocated 1966
Covered bridge over an unnamed creek at the City Park in Cambridge
Open to pedestrians only
Armstrong Gravel Pit Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)Built 1899 by A.H. Austin in Kossuth County; relocated here in the 1940s to serve a gravel pit; abandoned 1971
Derelict through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River northwest of Armstrong
Abandoned, with deck partially destroyed
Augusta Street Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)Built 1890 Berlin Iron Bridge Co. East Berlin Conn.
Truss bridge over San Antonio River on Augusta Street in San Antonio
Open to traffic
Bacon Bridge (Moniteau County, Missouri)Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Damaged by flooding in September 1905 and rebuilt 1906 by the Interstate Bridge Co. of Kansas City. Replaced 1987.
Lost through truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on Bacon Bridge Road
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Ballard Road Covered Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)Built 1883 by J.C. Brown
Covered bridge over North Fork Caesars Creek on Ballard Road (TR 6)
Open to traffic
Banks Covered Bridge (Lawrence County, Pennsylvania)Built 1889
Covered bridge over Neshannock Creek on TR 476, southwest of New Wilmington
Open to traffic
Banning Mill and Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)The bridge was built three times in its lifetime: 1884, 1895, and 1899. While it was washed away the first two times, the bridge collapsed under a herd of cattle the third time. It was never rebuilt.
Lost bridge over Big Sioux River on 267th Street just south of Hwy. 42 and Iverson Bridges near East Sioux Falls
Collapsed
Barrackville Covered Bridge (Marion County, West Virginia)Built in 1853 by Eli & Lemuel Chenoweth
Burr arch-truss bridge over Finch's Run on CH 21 Before being closed
Open to pedestrians
Baumgardner Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1860; rehabilitated 1987
Covered bridge over Pequea Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Bay Covered Bridge (Vinton County, Ohio)Built 1876; relocated 1966
Covered bridge over a pond in the Junior Fairgrounds at MacArthur
Open to pedestrians only
Bean Blossom Covered Bridge (Brown County, Indiana)Built 1880 by Joseph Basley
Covered bridge over Bean Blossom Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to one-lane traffic
Beech Fork Covered Bridge (Washington County, Kentucky)Built 1865 by Cornelius Barnes; made obsolete by new bridge in 1977; rehabilitated 1982
Two-span covered bridge over Beech Fork River on KY 458
Open to pedestrians only
Bell Covered Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)Built 1888 by E.B. Henderson; rehabilitated 1998; closed Aug. 2005 because of termite damage
Covered bridge over Falls Creek on Bell Road (TR 39)
Unknown status
Bell Ford Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)Built 1885; collapsed in 1999 and 2006
Collapsed covered bridge over East Fork White River
Destroyed by flooding
Bellefontaine Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)Construction started July 4, 1892, with the first train crossing on Dec. 27, 1893
Four-span railroad through truss bridge over the Missouri River near Fort Bellefontaine in West Alton
Open to one track of railroad traffic
Bergstresser Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Ohio)Built 1887 by the Columbus Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1971
Covered bridge over Walnut Creek on Big Run Road near Groveport in Columbus
Open to pedestrians only
Berkheimer Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)Built 1899 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; closed 2001; rehabilitated 2005
Through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on 215th Street west of Humboldt
Open to traffic
Bickham Covered Bridge (Logan County, Ohio)Built 1877; rehabilitated 1959
Covered bridge over South Fork Miami River on CR 38
Open to traffic
Bidwell Bar Bridge (original) (Butte County, California)Suspension Bridge. Built in Troy, NY and shipped by clipper ship around the
Pedestrian Bridge
Open to pedestrians
Big Pine Creek Bridge (Warren County, Indiana)Built 1896; rehabilitated 1970
Through truss bridge over Big Pine Creek on CR 450 East
Open to traffic
Big Vermillion River Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)Built 1873; rehabilitated 1983
Through truss bridge over Big Vermillion River on CR 40 West
Closed to all traffic
Bigelow Covered Bridge (Union County, Ohio)Built 1873
Covered bridge over Little Darby Creek on Axe Handle Road
Open to one-lane traffic
Billie Creek Covered Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)Built 1895 by J.J. Danies
Covered bridge over Williams Creek on CR 50S1, east of Rockville
Open to traffic
Bistline Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)Built 1880
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on PA 3005
Open to traffic
Black Covered Bridge (Butler County, Ohio)Built 1868-69 by Bandin, Butin and Bowman; rehabilitated 2000
Covered bridge over Four Mile Creek on Corso Road, north of Oxford
Open to pedestrians only
Blackburn Covered Bridge (Pickaway County, Ohio)Originally built 1885 over Brannon's Fork in Muskingum County. Relocated by Arthur Wesner to private property in 1967. Moved to Slate Metro Park in 1998.
Covered bridge in Slate Metro Park near Canal Winchester
Open to pedestrians only
Blackhand Gorge Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)Originally built 1880 over Claylick Creek on TR 332; relocated 1983
A-frame through truss bridge within Blackhand Gorge Nature Preserve
Open to pedestrians only
Blaine Hill "S" Bridge (Belmont County, Ohio)Built 1828; rehabilitated 1999
Three-span stone arch bridge over Wheeling Creek on the National Road at Blaine Hill
Open to pedestrians only
Blome Road Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)Built 1888 by the Queen City Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge on Blome Road in The Village of Indian Hill
Open to one-lane traffic
Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge (Erath County, Texas)Built 1890 by the Runyon Bridge Co.; relocated 1934
Cable-stayed bridge over Puluxy River on CR 149 (Berry's Creek Road)
Open to pedestrians only
BNSF Mississippi River Minneapolis Crossing (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Built as a steel trestle bridge in 1893. The bridge was remodeled in 1926 and included a through truss span. This was done to provide river traffic. Bridge is still in use.
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River next to Hennepin Avenue Bridge on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
Bois D'Arc Bridge or Little Walnut River Bridge (Butler County, Kansas)Built 1885
Through truss bridge over Little Walnut River, 3.8 mi. east and 0.5 mi. north of Gordon
Open to traffic
Bollman Bridge (Howard County, Maryland)Built for the main line of the B&O Railroad in 1869. Moved to present location around 1887. Remained in service until 1947. Restored in 1968 (perhaps 1983).
Through truss bridge over Little Patuxent River in Savage
Open to pedestrians
Bonanza Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)Built 1883; replaced and relocated in 1994-95
Whipple through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Bonanza Road
Relocated to a field next to the original site
Boner Road Bridge (Warrick County, Indiana)Built 1866
Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Pigeon Creek on Boner Road
Open to traffic
Book's Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)Built 1884
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on PA 3003
Open to traffic
Bostick Road Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)Built 1894 by the Canton Bridge Co.; closed April 2004
Through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Bostick Road in Fort Wayne
Closed to traffic
Brackenridge Park Bridge (Bexar County, Texas)Built 1890 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Lenticular through truss bridge over San Antonio River on Brackenridge Road in San Antonio
Open to two-lane traffic
Bridgeport Bridge (Belmont County, Ohio)Built 1893 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. Rehabilitated 1987 with load-bearing Bailey truss installed over the deck
Closed three-span through truss bridge over Ohio River Back Channel on US 40 between Bridgeport and Wheeling Island
Closed to all traffic
Bridgeport Covered Bridge (Nevada County, California)Built 1862 by the Virginia Turnpike Co.; closed to traffic in 1973
Covered bridge over South Yuba River on Pleasant Valley Road in South Yuba State Park
Open to pedestrians only
Bridgeton Iron Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)Built 1892 by Wrought Iron Bridge Co., Replaced 1991
Bypassed whipple through truss bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on Green Castle Road in Bridgeton
Bypassed by new bridge
Broadway Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)Built 1887-88 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1987
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Broadway Street in Minneapolis
Replaced by a new bridge, but one span relocated and reused for the Merriam Street Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge (Kings County, New York)Opened to traffic May 24, 1883
Suspension bridge over East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York
Open to traffic
Browning-McKinneysburg Road Bridge (Pendleton County, Kentucky)Main span built 1892; damaged by flooding 1997, rebuilt 1998
Through truss bridge over Licking River on Browning-McKinneysburg Road (CR 1117)
Open to one-lane traffic
Brubaker Covered Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)Built 1887 by Everett S. Sherman; rehabilitated 2005
Covered bridge over Sandy Run on Brubaker Road (TR 328)
Open to one-lane traffic
Buck Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)Built 1889, to be rehabbed soon
Through truss bridge over Buck Creek on CR 875 West
Open to traffic
Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Ohio)Built 1872 by the Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1936
Covered bridge over Little Raccoon Creek on Buckeye Park Road (TR 165)
Open to one-lane traffic
Buckhorn Covered Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)Built 1877; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over Larrys Creek on Cogan House Road
Open to one-lane traffic
Busching Covered Bridge (Ripley County, Indiana)Built 1885 by Thomas A. Hardman
Covered bridge over Laughery Creek on CR 40 South
Open to one-lane traffic
Busseron Creek Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)Built 1895
Through truss bridge over Busseron Creek on CR 1100 North
Closed to all traffic
Busseron Creek Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)Built 1899
Through truss bridge over Busseron Creek on CR 300 South
Closed to all traffic
Butcher's Mill Covered Bridge (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)Built 1891
Covered bridge over Cocalico Creek on Cocalico Creek Road in Reamstown
Open to traffic
Buttonwood Covered Bridge (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania)Built 1898; rehabilitated 1998
Covered bridge over Blockhouse Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Byer Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Ohio)Built 1872; rehabilitated 2003
Covered bridge over Pigeon Creek on CR 31 in Byer
Open to pedestrians only
Caddo Lake Railroad Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)Built 1898; replaced in the 1990's
Lost swing railroad bridge over Caddo Lake on the Kansas City Southern Railroad at Mooringsport
Replaced by a new bridge
Cades Mill Covered Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)Built 1854 by Captain White
Covered bridge over Coal Creek on Cades Hollow Road
Open to pedestrians only
Calhoun Street Bridge (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)Built 1884 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on PA 32/NJ 29 in Morrisville
Open to traffic
Camp Nelson Covered Bridge (Garrard County, Kentucky)Built 1838 by Lewis Wernwag and survived the Civil War. Bridge was closed to traffic in 1926 when a truck broke through the bridge's deck. The bridge was demolished in 1933 and all that remains are the approaches and a facade on the north approach.
Lost covered bridge over Kentucky River on an old alignment of US 27 (Old Lexington Road)
Replaced by new bridge
Caplinger Mills Bridge (Cedar County, Missouri)Built 1895 by the Chicago Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Sac River at Caplinger Mills
Open to pedestrians only
Capon Lake Bridge (Hampshire County, West Virginia)Originally built 1874 near Romney; relocated here in 1938
Whipple through truss bridge over Cacapon River, just off WV 259
Open to pedestrians only
Carlyle Suspension Bridge (Clinton County, Illinois)Built 1859
Suspension bridge over Kaskaskia River at Fairfax Street in Carlyle
Open to pedestrians only
Carroll Street Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)Built 1889 by the Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works; rehabilitated 1982
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Wabash River on Smith Street in Wabash
No longer exists
Cascade Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)Built 1896; rehabilitated 1960
Deck truss bridge over Cascade Ravine on S. Main Street in Burlington
Open to traffic
Caton Ford Bridge (Vernon County, Missouri)Built 1894 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1994
Lost through truss over Marmaton River on CR 301 (Caton Road) north of Nevada
Replaced by a concrete bridge
Cavanaugh Bridge (Jackson County, Indiana)Built 1899; closed to traffic in Sept. 2005
Through truss bridge over Muscatatuck River on CR 550 West
Closed to all traffic
Cedar Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)Built 1883; destroyed by arson Sept. 3, 2002; reconstructed 2004
Reconstructed covered bridge over Cedar Creek on Cedar Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Cedarburg Covered Bridge (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1876, Center Pier Added 1927, Declared Historic 1940, Bypassed 1962
Lattice through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Open to pedestrians
Cemetery Road Covered Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)Built 1886 by Henry Hubbell; relocated 1975
Covered bridge over Yellow Springs Creek in Glen Helen Nature Preserve
Open to pedestrians only
Ceylon Covered Bridge (Adams County, Indiana)Built 1862 by Smith Brothers Co.; rehabilitated 1963; closed to traffic 1974
Covered bridge over an old channel of Wabash River on CR 950S at Limberlost County Park
Open to pedestrians only
Chain of Rocks Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)Built 1893(?) by the Missouri Bridge & Iron Co.
Lost through truss bridge over the Cuivre River at Chain of Rocks
No longer exists
Chambers Road Covered Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)Built 1883 by Everett S. Sherman
Covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Chambers Road (TR 63)
Open to one-lane traffic
Charles Holliday Covered Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)Built 1897; relocated 1982
Covered bridge relocated to the Corn Festival grounds in Millersport
Open to pedestrians only
Charleton Mill Road Covered Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)Built 1882 by Henry E. Heblle
Covered bridge over Massies Creek on Charleton Mill Road in Wilberforce
Open to traffic
Cherry Valley Road Bridge (Licking County, Ohio)Built 1834 by Josiah Spaulding as an aqueduct; later retrofitted to carry traffic
Three-span stone arch bridge over Raccoon Creek on Cherry Valley Road in Newark
Open to traffic
Chouteau Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)Built 1887; converted into vehicular use in 1951; demolished in 2001
Lost three-span Whipple truss bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City
Replaced by new bridge in 2001
Christman Covered Bridge (Preble County, Ohio)Built 1895 by Everett S. Sherman
Covered bridge over Seven Mile Creek on TR 142 (Easton-New Hope Road) in Eaton
Open to traffic
Church Hill Road Covered Bridge (Columbiana County, Ohio)Built 1870; relocated 1982
Covered bridge over Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek, just off OH 154 east of Lisbon
Open to pedestrians only
Clay's Covered Bridge (Perry County, Pennsylvania)Built 1890
Covered bridge over Little Buffalo Creek on PA 1011 in Little Buffalo State Park
Open to pedestrians only
Clear Creek Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)Built 1896 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1904 by the Canton Bridge Co.; replaced 1991
Lost through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Farm Road 33
Replaced by modern bridge
Clements Stone Arch Bridge (Chase County, Kansas)Built 1887
Two-span stone arch bridge over Cottonwood River
Open to pedestrians only
Clyde Hill Road Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)Built 1889 by the King Bridge Co.; one span washed out and replaced in 2002
Through truss bridge with modern pony truss approach over Grand River on Clyde Hill Road
Open to traffic
Coffee Street Bridge (Fillmore County, Minnesota)Built 1893 by the Chicago Bridge Co.; made obsolete by new bridge on CSAH 8 in 1965; rehabilitated ca. 2002
Through truss bridge over Root River on Coffee Street in Lanesboro
Open to pedestrians only
Colsac III Ferry (Columbia County, Wisconsin)Privately owned, fee ferry from 1844 to 1923, operated by State of Wisconsin since 1933 as a free ferry
Ferry across Wisconsin River on Wis 113
Open to traffic
Colvin Covered Bridge (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)Built 1866 (there is some controversy over the date) by J.H. Thompson; rehabilitated 1998
Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Shawnee Creek on TR443, Mill Road in Schellsburg
Open to traffic
Concord Covered Bridge (Cobb County, Georgia)Built 1872
Bridge over Nickajack Creek on Concord Rd. in Smyrna
Open to traffic
Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)Built 1866; rehabilitated 1989
Two-span covered bridge over Connecticut River between Cornish, NH, and Windsor, VT
Open to one-lane traffic
Costilla Crossing Bridge (Conejos County, Colorado)Built 1892 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2006
Two-span Thacher through truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR G east of Antonito
Open to one-lane traffic
Country Club Road Bridge (Walker County, Alabama)Built 1898 by the Canton Bridge Co.
Through truss bridge over Blackwater Creek on Country Club Road in Jasper
Open to one-lane traffic
Cowley Bridge (Lincoln County, Tennessee)Built by the King Iron Bridge Co. in 1878. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Elk River on West Stevens Creek Road
Open to traffic